diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2
index db9498bfd..9bee26bc6 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
 {% endif %}
         - --kubelet-use-node-status-port
 {% if metrics_server_kubelet_insecure_tls %}
-        - --kubelet-insecure-tls
+        - --kubelet-insecure-tls=true
 {% endif %}
         - --metric-resolution={{ metrics_server_metric_resolution }}
         ports: